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Table 1: Outcome of cases disposed of in the Children Court during 2007 (Frequency Table).
| Outcome of case |
Defendants |
Offences |
| Community service |
49 |
113 |
| Detention |
537 |
1,390 |
| Dismiss |
145 |
311 |
| Dismiss on Probation |
236 |
450 |
| Disqualified |
132 |
251 |
| Fine |
237 |
427 |
| No order |
126 |
355 |
| Other |
49 |
82 |
| Peace bond |
102 |
144 |
| Poor box |
2 |
3 |
| Probation order |
331 |
1,022 |
| Strike out |
619 |
1,703 |
| Returned to higher court on trial |
121 |
286 |
| Withdrawn |
127 |
242 |
| Total |
2,813 |
6,779 |
(Source: Courts Service Annual Report 2007)
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Table 1b: Outcome of cases disposed of in the Children Court during 2007 (Percentages Table).
| Outcome of case |
Defendants |
Offences |
| Community service |
2% |
2% |
| Detention |
19% |
21% |
| Dismiss |
5% |
5% |
| Dismiss on Probation |
8% |
7% |
| Disqualified |
5% |
4% |
| Fine |
8% |
6% |
| No order |
4% |
5% |
| Other |
2% |
1% |
| Peace bond |
4% |
2% |
| Poor box |
<1% |
<1% |
| Probation order |
12% |
15% |
| Strike out |
22% |
25% |
| Returned to higher court on trial |
4% |
4% |
| Withdrawn |
4% |
4% |
| Total |
100% |
100% |
(Source: Courts Service Annual Report 2007)
Table 2: Outcome of cases disposed of in the Children Court during 2006 (Percentage Table).
| Outcome of case |
Age 12 |
Age 13 |
Age 14 |
Age 15 |
Age 16 |
Age 17 |
Age 18 |
Not Recorded |
Total |
| Struck Out |
33% |
47% |
38% |
31% |
25% |
24% |
24% |
18% |
23% |
| No Order |
- |
- |
9% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
7% |
1% |
5% |
| Probation |
- |
- |
11% |
10% |
16% |
12% |
13% |
13% |
13% |
| Withdrawn |
33% |
13% |
11% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
10% |
6% |
| Dismissed |
- |
27% |
5% |
9% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
| Detention |
- |
- |
7% |
16% |
19% |
19% |
18% |
13% |
17% |
| Retuned to Higher Court |
- |
- |
2% |
6% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
| Fine |
- |
- |
- |
3% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
| Peace Bond |
- |
- |
- |
3% |
2% |
4% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Community
Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
| Poor Box |
- |
- |
- |
- |
<1% |
1% |
1% |
- |
<1% |
| Disqualified from Driving* |
- |
- |
- |
1% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
6% |
4% |
| Dismissed under the Probation Act* |
- |
13% |
15% |
10% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
14% |
9% |
| Other |
33% |
- |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
4% |
2% |
| Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
(Source: Courts Service Annual Report 2006)
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